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How to get found on local google search?

When look for particular local businesses on Google like "Manchester Hotels" for example; at the top of Google page come all business up that are marked on the city map (with A,B,C..), then all the others follow.

Ranking well for local SEO is a great way to build your business (if you have a physical presence).

As it turns out, SEOMoz purchased http://getlisted.org/ last year, which is a great site to get your started. I recommend you go their the first couple steps there, and explore some of the free content. It's much more comprehensive than any reply I could write here.

While getting your business listed via Google Places/Google+ Local is a start, it is just the beginning of what you need to do to achieve high rankings. This is an enormous topic, so let me link to some resources that I feel will be beneficial to you in starting to understand the big, exciting world of Local SEO.

This is the Local SEO industry' premiere annual report on Local Search Ranking Factors:

http://www.davidmihm.com/local-search-ranking-factors.shtml

This is a piece of my own to help you get into the right mindset for a successful Local SEO campaign:

The Zen of Local SEO

http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=1314

And here is another:

The Rudiments of Local SEO

http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=1344

And, as Jason has pointed out, SEOmoz recently acquired David Mihm's GetListed.org and you will find some really helpful articles and a great tool at the link Jason provided.

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